Rasmussen, William M.S. and Robert Tilton. Lee and Grant. Charlottesville, VA: D. Giles Ltd., 2007. 360 pp.

Includes a major reassessment, by two leading American historians, of the development of historical thought and popular attitudes towards both figures in the years since the outbreak of the Civil War.

Covers the entirety of both these major figures’ lives, from their early education and military training at West Point, through the Civil War and its immediate aftermath, to their retirement, examining how their lives interconnected and how they diverged.

Features over 270 fascinating illustrations, including the generals’ uniforms and accoutrements, letters, rare photographs and newly-discovered paintings, prints, engravings and images from popular culture. Presents an enormous amount of information on both the Grant and the Lee families.